Send us a text Robin Morgenthaler, wife to a pulmonologist and founder of Side By Side joins us in our Season 2 Finale! She shares about the numerous times she has surrendered to God's calling, from moving all over the country, to adoption, to founding Side By Side! We are so excited for you to hear the wisdom she shares with us! SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS Ministry. Purchase SLS Stickers Connect with your local Side By Side Ministry! Support the show

Send us a text We are honored to have Side By Side's Executive Director, Rebecca Lehman, join us for this episode! We've packed a lot of her story into this one - starting with her early life when the Lord laid a foundation of faith and ministry, and leading to how that foundation prepared her for her current leadership of Side By Side! Rebecca traces her experience with Side By Side, from first joining after having twins, to co-starting a chapter during residency, to joining the execut...

Send us a text April Richards, wife to a child psychiatrist and mom of four kids, has packed this episode with such rich and practical wisdom! She shares what it was like when her husband resigned from residency, and how the Lord brought them to complete medical training even still. Her family is so beautifully redeeming family time now that training is complete, and the scriptures she shares are rich truth for us all. Through humor and honest stories, April also gives many practical ways to ...

Send us a text We got to chat with Katie Cross this week and she has so much wisdom to share! Katie is a wife to a current orthopedics resident and a mom to her sweet little girl, River. She shares how she came to have a personal relationship with Jesus while her husband was in medical school, transitioning from one community to another, and how she and her husband have learned to protect their peace during the craziness of residency. She shares the practical ways they do this and how God has...

Send us a text Allison Ivan joins us this episode and she has such a beautiful reflection to share on their training journey! Allison is a wife to a reconstructive urology fellow, a mom, and a physician assistant. She has such wisdom to impart as she and her family near the end of their medical training journey! This episode is incredibly timely, as she shares about God's faithfulness with a very unexpected residency match, followed by God's provision beyond what Allison and her husband...

Send us a text We're so excited to be back with you for Season 2! After much time away, we've packed this episode with all the things we need to catch up on - what life looks like for Brooke & Megan, a new partnership for our ministry, a new team member for the podcast, and unpacking her story! Nicole Hull has graciously joined the SLS team and joins us to share what surrender has looked like for her and her husband over the last few years. From experiencing engagement living across the c...

Send us a text What better way to end Season 1 of SLS than with part 2 of Jackie Nave’s miraculous story?! Jackie is back to share the rest of her story - how a mass on her placenta during her third pregnancy turned into a placental abruption, and resulted in the most incredible outcome with her miracle baby girl. The gift of having a husband in residency gives us an insight into what it means to arrive at the hospital during shift change, the impeccable medical team caring for her, and the g...

Send us a text Losing a child is something no family should ever have to experience. And to walk through it during residency seems particularly wrong. How do we process and work through grief while continuing to be a mom and spouse? And how does our husband return to work at the same hospital we received this traumatic news? This week, Jackie Nave joins us to share part one of her story. Jackie is a wife to an anesthesiology resident in Hershey, PA, and shares the story of her son, Bo...

Send us a text WOW do we have a treat for you with today's podcast! Phoebe Waller and her husband (Emergency Medicine attending in Harrisburg, PA) were both missionary kids growing up, and within two weeks they discovered they were pregnant with their first baby and accepted into medical school. Six months after their first was born, they started medical school and found out they were pregnant with their second. Phoebe shares practical recommendations when moving to a new area, like looking ...

Send us a text Katherine Jackson, wife of a second year gastroenterology fellow and mom to two sweet girls, joins us to tell her story! She shares the honest questions she asked as her firstborn was diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU), she ministered to a mom with Stage 4 cancer, and walked through secondary infertility and miscarriage. All during residency and fellowship. She explains how her husband’s medical training equipped them to have difficult conversations with friends who were hurt...

Send us a text How are medical students different than residents? And what is a fellow? Your spouse is a PGY what?? Today's episode defines some of the (confusing) commonly used terms in the medical world! We reference them in our podcasts, so we thought it important to also define them. Terms defined: Medical student, Step Exams, Match Day, Resident, PGY?, Fellow, Attending, Call shifts, Golden vs. Silver vs. Black weekends. Scriptures referenced: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 SLS on Facebook and ...

Send us a text This conversation was such a joy! Abby Partin is wife to a current Family Medicine Attending, mom of three, nurse, and faithful servant at her local church. She shares how God faithfully provided during challenging seasons like having a baby during med school, transitioning to SAHM/toddler life during residency, and having a baby during her husband’s hardest residency rotation. She gives both Biblical and practical advice on believing the best in our husbands, “sharpening...

Send us a text We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Holly Schonewald, OB/GYN Resident doctor, on today’s podcast! Married to an Internal Medicine Resident doctor, Holly shares her unique perspective as a resident married to another resident. She digs deep into learning to trust God through two back-to-back intern years, spousal burnout, having a baby, and a future of medical missions. Holly gives us the most beautiful picture of Paul's explanation in Philippians 3: though she has reason to put conf...

Send us a text Match Day uncertainty, infertility, and navigating life in general can test our understanding of God's love for us. In this special Match Day episode, Megan interviews Brooke Avon, whose husband is a current 4th year medical student going through the match process. Brooke shares how the Lord has grown and pruned her, reaffirming His love for her throughout the match process and navigating infertility. We are excited for those of you who are experiencing Match 2024 with your s...

Send us a text A short introduction to tell you more about who we (Brooke and Megan) are, where the idea of this Podcast originated from, and what our goal is in recording each Pod. We are SO glad you're here! Scripture references: Genesis 12:1-9 SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the show

Send us a text Intern year, a new baby, adjusting to life as a full-time mom, and running a marathon all have one thing in common: they all need the refreshing hope found in the Bible. Join Brooke as she interviews Megan Baer - they discuss the challenges during intern year of residency and how fruitful scripture is when we commit it to memory. Scripture references: Psalm 121 SLS on Facebook and Instagram. Support the SLS ministry. Support the show